Forget Scandals or Egypt, NBC Discusses Obama's Favorite Food

By

Kyle Drennen

July 11, 2013 - 5:07pm

Rather than update viewers on the latest details of the scandals
plaguing the Obama administration, or the President's foreign policy
failures in the Middle East, the hosts of NBC's Today devoted over a minute of air time Wednesday to discussing whether broccoli was really Obama's favorite food. [Listen to the audio[1]]

News reader Natalie Morales sparked the exchange by proclaiming: "You
know it's July in Washington when there's a broccoli brewhaha." She
explained how President Obama told a kid reporter at a White House
children's event that the vegetable was his favorite food, "with many
greeting the President's claim with skepticism."

Gullible co-host Savannah Guthrie took the commander-in-chief at his
word: "See, now I totally believe that broccoli could be his favorite.
He's skinny. They're fitness fanatics. I believe it."

Here is a full transcript of the incredible waste of time on the July 10 morning show:

8:14AM ET (1 min 15 sec)

NATALIE MORALES: Also trending on Twitter, you know it's July in
Washington when there's a broccoli brewhaha. Well, this all started on
Tuesday during the First Lady's state dinner for kids. President Obama
made a surprise appearance and he took some questions from young
reporters. One intrepid reporter asked him his favorite food. His
response, broccoli. Well, pretty soon the veggie was a top trending term
on Twitter with many greeting the President's claim with skepticism.

[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Really?! Obama: My Favorite Food is Broccoli]

Because you may recall that broccoli of course has been quite a
history in Washington. President George H.W. Bush banned it from Air
force One, declaring, "I am the President of the United States, I'm not
going to eat any more broccoli." He said the broccoli he ate, the way it
was prepared in his house, usually was mushy and overdone, so.

MEREDITH VIEIRA: Have you ever seen the President eat broccoli?

SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: No, but I've seen him take one bite of a burger. I
think – see, now I totally believe that broccoli could be his favorite.